[B-Greek] Col. 1:5

Minton, Ron rminton at bible.edu
Thu Jan 27 11:04:32 EST 2005


I do not like EXETE for two reasons: First, EXETE is very doubtful textually
(unfortunately P46 is missing 1:4); Second, faith and love are equal objects
of AKOUW.  [In any case, it is clearly adverbial, not adjectival.]
Even so, faith has a verb implied so it is parallel to EXETE, so the diagram
below, while possible, is not likely because of these parallel verbs and the
context (why would love for saints bring hope and faith in Jesus not bring
hope).
Leave off all of verse 3 except the first word, and leave out all of verse 4
and you have "I give thanks because of..."  This still seems to make the
most sense overall.

Ron Minton
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Prepositions that take the accusative and dative case objects function
adverbially, the ones which take the genitive function as adjectives. A mini
diagram would look like this.  DIA is modifying EXETE

x / EXETE/ HN
      / EIS / TOUS AGIOUS
     /----------------------------------
   /                                 /PANTAS
 /                                   ----------------
/ DIA/ THN EPIDA
----------------------
Kelton Graham
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> ><Ron>
> >Should the DIA clause in Col. 1:5 be taken with love
> (nearest possible referent), faith and love (near
> referent), or Paul's thanks in 1:3?  I tend to favor
> the last because the leading verb to give thanks seems
> to work if I remove all the words between. But what
> say ye?
> 
> <doug>
> should we assume that it is adjectival rather than
> adverbial? why could it not modify ECETE? i think
> that's what i favor personally. it makes the best
> sense at my first look.
> 
> Doug Hoxworth
> Luther Rice Seminary
> 
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